Thai Students with No Handicaps Use Sign Language to Learn English
Summary
We get the chance to construct sentences using new and familiar words and have fun while doing it," says Nutwaree Mene, a grade nine student.Dr Pranee Nookhao, the director of the government-run Wat Kaew Silaram School at Phanat Nikhom, Chonburi thanked the 12 Filipino teachers and FATE members for holding a free, fun-filled and motivating English conversation camp at their school from 15-16 November 2014, which was attended by more than 90 students from grade 1-9.Miss Alberto said that the Fate song "We are Friends" underpinned the goal and teaching style of the groups brand of English camp.We get the chance to construct sentences using new and familiar words and have fun while doing it," says Nutwaree Mene, a grade nine student.At their free English camp, FATE taught children from grade one to grade nine to sing and act out the lyrics of FATE’s theme song “We are Friends,” which they wrote to the tune of “This Old Man” or more popularly known as the “Barney – I Love You” nursery song.A video of the English camp is posted at FATEs webpage.“Action songs at many English camps worldwide have proven themselves as effective learning tools."Using simplified sign language is fun and helps children learn English better because they serve as visual reference to what are being learned," according to Abigail Alvarez, the English camp MC and a FATE member from KPIS.Dr Pranee Nookhao, the director of the government-run Wat Kaew Silaram School at Phanat Nikhom, Chonburi thanked the 12 Filipino teachers and FATE members for holding a free, fun-filled and motivating English conversation camp at their school from 15-16 November 2014, which was attended by more than 90 students from grade 1-9.The Filipino volunteers, which included one Thai, came from five schools, namely: Daruna Ratchaburi School, Keera-pat International School (KPIS), Siam International, Sarasas Witaed Suvarnabhumi and Minburi.Miss Alberto said that the Fate song "We are Friends" underpinned the goal and teaching style of the groups brand of English camp.